Classroom teachers' opinions about education portals and z-books used in literacy teaching in pandemic process

With the rapid developments in information technologies and the widespread use of the internet in the last century, the use of technology in education has become widespread over time. However, the Covid-19 pandemic process, which took place before the adequate infrastructure and the competence levels of the relevant stakeholders reached a certain maturity, has made its impact deeply felt in the education field. The process has been challenging especially for classroom teachers, students, and parents. In this study, it is aimed to be determined classroom teachers' opinions about education portals and z-books used in literacy teaching in distance education. Phenomenology research design, one of the qualitative research methods, is used in the study. The study group is determined by criterion sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods. The sample of the research consists of 25 classroom teachers working in Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province. In distance education, interviews are conducted with the teachers, teaching 1st graders by using education portals and z-books, in the study group voluntarily. The data are collected using a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher. The data are analyzed using content analysis method. In the data analysis, similar statements in the explanations of the classroom teachers are coded by the researcher, and themes are formed by grouping them. According to the themes obtained from the data analysis, it has been expressed as 4 themes: educational content with education portals and z-books in the literacy teaching, the use of technology in the literacy teaching, z-book proficiency in literacy teaching, and the functionality of distance education in the literacy teaching process. According to the results of the research, information is obtained about the solutions produced by the classroom teachers who adapted them to distance education to get the most efficiency from resources that are education portals and z-books due to the fact that classroom teachers have been lack of not only knowledge but also qualification and experience in literacy teaching during distance education, a school culture has not yet formed in the first-grade students, students have problems with technological tools and internet access that enable live lesson participation, the education portals and z-books are designed in accordance with face-to-face education in the distance education process. During the process, classroom teachers mostly have tried to solve the problems encountered with the support of parents. However, it has been determined that parents affect the literacy teaching process with distance education both positively and negatively. Some teachers emphasize the contributions and advantages of education portals and z-books used in the literary process through distance education. It is considered that literacy can be taught to first-grade students by getting parents' support and eliminating technological tools and internet infrastructure problems if there is regular attendance in the class. It is anticipated that this study will shed light on the development of education portals and z-books in accordance with distance education, the improvement of distance education processes, the elimination of deficiencies, and the literature in this context.